With 3 finals and 12 page essays due in about a month, I am suddenly feeling more and more pressure. School is intense but great! I just got my paper back and I made a 65! Before anyone thinks how could I do that, a 70 is a distinction or an A. I'm not that far off. I'm glad to have the feedback too. I am learning so much! Of course I had to take last weekend off and celebrate my 28th birthday! (I can't believe I'm 28!) I actually went to 2 parties on the 30th. The first was thrown by a fellow MSc student in his fabulous flat. The party really didn't get started before I had to leave to meet some friends at a hookah bar.
All the scholars, minus one, were there and we enjoyed the relaxing hookah pipe and some delicious chocolate cake. It was very mellow! I must say that even though it looks like we may be smoking something else, it's TOBACCO! Fruit-flavored tobacco to be exact. Unfortunately we had to sit on the terrace outside and it was freezing cold! Luckily they had blankets on hand so in the pictures it looks like we are in some strange cult. The food was amazing too! I will definitely be going back to that place. If you're wondering about Bryan sitting next to me, no he is not sleepy. He just doesn't take good photos. If you hadn't had a chance to try the hookah I would highly recommend it. It doesn't taste like tobacco, nor do you smell like an ash tray afterwards either. As I say, hooray for hookah!
Unfortunately, there was no alcohol served at that place. ("No alcohol?" You say!) I found it weird that in Scotland such a place exists, so we headed to a pub and had a wee drink or two. It was a lot of fun. Next week is another scholar's birthday so we'll be going out for hers too. I know, it's a tough life right?...
Halloween was fun too. Since I procrastinated I dressed up as a cowboy (cowgirl I guess) and headed over to a friends for a late dinner party. By the time we decided to go out it was already 12:30 am and the pubs were closing, but we ventured out anyway to see what we could find. Once we reached the Royal Mile street, it was like a scene from a movie. I saw ghostbusters, chickens, men in drag who strangely looked better in red tights and a sequined dress than I would have (not that I'd ever tried), pirates, and zombies. It was a mass but mild hysteria from those who had too much to drink. I will never forget the image of a banana getting sick in the middle of the road. What does a banana throw up anyway? A banana split? I'm glad Bryan was there to be my buffer between the crazy drunks and just the crazies. It was all in good fun though. Unfortunately, I missed the Pagan (not sure if that's what they call themselves) festival of the solstice though. It's a parade where they celebrate the onset of winter. I'll be sure to catch the Beltane Festival in March to celebrate the onset of Spring.
Well I can hear my paper calling my name and I can't put it off any longer. This weekend should be fun. I'm going to another ceilidh so hopefully I will learn the Scottish dances.
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